Meshkin Dasht

For the administrative divisions, see Meshkin Dasht District and Meshkinabad Rural District. For other places with a similar name, see Meshkin.

Meshkin Dasht (Persian: مشکین‌دشت)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Meshkin Dasht District in Fardis County, Alborz province, Iran.^[6] The village of Meshkinabad was converted to the city of Meshkin Dasht in 1996.^[3]

Meshkin Dasht Persian: مشکین‌دشت
City
Meshkin Dasht
Coordinates: 35°45′05″N 50°56′23″E[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	Alborz
County	Fardis
District	Meshkin Dasht
Established as a city	1996[3]
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	62,005
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 43,696 in 11,171 households, when it was in the Central District of Karaj County, Tehran province.^[7] In 2010, the county was separated from the province in the establishment of Alborz province.^[8] In 2013, the city was separated from the county in establishing Fardis County and was transferred to the new Meshkin Dasht District.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of Meshkin Dasht as 62,005 in 18,644 households.^[4]

See also

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Notes

1. Also romanized as Meshkīn Dasht;^[5] formerly the village of Meshkinabad (مشکین‌آباد)^[3]